Tag Archives: Publishing

Elsevier on Open Access part 1

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

In the past few days I’ve come across two advertorials (articles or editorials if I’m being generous) from Elsevier in the context of newsletters sent to editors and authors. Here I consider the one sent to editors that Ross Mounce (@rossmounce) … Continue reading →

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I signed the Elsevier boycott pledge

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

After a little soul searching I signed the Elsevier boycott, pledging not to do any peer review or editorial work for any of that publishers titles. I have written before about my objections to Elsevier’s practices and have boycotted Wiley for similar reasons. … Continue reading →

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The cost of subscribing to academic journals

Posted on March 4, 2012 by

Much has been written about the Research Works Act [you could do a lot worse than read Saurodpod Mike on the subject], academic publishing and the relationship between the scientists who do most of the work and the publishers who … Continue reading →

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I’m on peer review strike!

Posted on January 18, 2012 by

There has been a lot of discussion on the interweb about the support for legislation in the US by the major academic publishers that would place stifling restrictions on access to Government-funded science outputs published in their journals. In effect, … Continue reading →

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